Combination of box spring and mattress having pockets for selectively receiving the edges of the several bed coverings



Oct. 18, 1932.

M. K. WALLACE COMBINATION OF BOX SPRING AND MATTRESS HAVING POCKETS FORSELECTIVELY RECEIVING THE EDGES OF THE SEVERAL BED COVERINGS Filed Jan.25, 1931 Patented Oct. 18, 1932 *HUNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE j MAYBELLEK. WALLACE, or new YORK, N. Y.

COMBINATION OF BOX SPRING AND MATTRESS HAVING POGKETS FOR SELECTIVELYRECEIVING THE EDGES OF THE SEVERAL BED COVERINGS Application filedJanuary 23, 1931. Serial No. 510,824.

- and bind the edges of bed coverings and the that they can principalobject of the invention is to provide both the box spring and mattresswith novel pockets for separately receiving certain of the varioussheets and blankets, etc., used in making up the bed, the pocketssecurely holding their respective sheets or blankets in place on thebed. Another object is to provide the combination box spring and mattress with side pockets arranged and associated in such manner as toadapt them to re- I ceive the side edges of the sheets and blanketsthereby not only giving the bed, when made up, a neat and trimappearance, but also holding the-sheets and blankets in place so notreadily become wrinkled or the sheets and blankets readily pulled out ofplace and disengaged from the bed, which is particularly advantageous inhospitals and the like where it is always diflicult to keep the sheetsand covers in proper place when the bed is in use.

I will explain the invention with reference to the accompanying drawingwhich illustrates one practical embodiment thereof to enable others toadopt and use the same and will summarize in the claims the novelfeatures of construction and novel combinations of parts for whichprotection is desired.

In said drawing Fig. l is a perspective view of a box spring providedupon its upper surface with my novel side pockets.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a mattress provided on its upper andlower surfaces with my novel side pockets.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a slightly expanded sectional elevation showing the boxspring and mattress assembled in a bed frame, and indicating the sheetsand blankets tucked into their respecs .1 as above explained.

the width of themattress. v

If. desired, the pockets B may be formed extending less than half thewidth ,ofth'e tive side-pockets of the box spring and mat tress.

indicated at 4 thereby forming pocketsAf at each side of the box springA between the top of the box spring and the sheet 1, said pockets Aextending thefulllength'of the box spring and extending half the boxspring. 7

While I preferably use pockets as above constructed extending half thewidth of the box spring, pockets of less width might be used if desiredby similarly stitching the ends and inner edges of sheets disposed alongthe side edges of the box spring each sheet being less than half thewidth of the box spring instead of using the one large sheet of fabricThe mattress B, which may be of any desired type to suit the box springA, is similarly providedwith sheets 5 and 6 respectively covering theentire areas of its upper the width of p As shown in Fig. 1 the boxspring A, which i and lower surfaces of the mattresses, which p,

sheets are stitched at both ends to the mattress B as by lines ofstitchings 7 and 8, and

also stitched to the mattress along the longitudinal axis of the.mattress by lines of stitchings 9, thereby forming side pockets B p ateach side of the mattress B at the top and bottom surfaces thereof,extending the fulllength of themattress and of depth only half mattressby sewing strips along the edges of the mattress of less than half thewidth of the mattress, although I preferably use the full width sheets 5and 6 as above described.

In assembling the box spring A and mattress B in the bedstead C, the boxspring is placed in the usual manner upon the slats C supported by siderails or L-irons supported within the bedstead, and the mattress B isplaced upon the box spring A. Referring to Fig. 4 in making up the bed,the first sheet D is spread over the top of mattress B and the sideedges of the sheet D are pulled down and tucked into the pockets B onthe bottom of the mattress at each side thereof. The next Orr-topsheet Eis then spread over the top of the m'a ttress and the'sid'es of sheet Eare pulled down and tucked in between the mattress B and box spring A.The blankets or other covers F are then spread over the top of themattress and the side edges of the blankets pulled down and tucked intothe pockets-A at the sides of the top of the box spring'A whereby thesheets and blankets, etc. are-securely held in place on the bed.

1 The upper set of pockets B on the mattress are not intended to be usedunless the mattress should be turned over or reversed, there- 5. Incombination, a box spring having pockets extending inwardly along itsupper side edges, a mattress superimposed thereon having pocketsextending inwardly along its lower side edges, said pockets in themattress and box spring constituting a series of superimposed pocketsadapted to respectively hold the side edges of the respective bed sheetsand blankets tucked therein whereby the bed sheets and blankets from topto bottom may be removed in sequence without disturbing the one below.

MAYBELLE K. WALLACE.

by rendering the mattress reversible at the same'time always providing aset of pockets B on the bottom of the mattress to be used 'as-abovestated. a

I- do not limit my invention to the exact 'form shown in the drawing,for obviously changes may be made therein within the scope of theclaims.

I claim 1." In combination, a mattress, a flexible opening at the sidesof the mattress.

" 2. In combination, a mattress, flexible sheets on the top and bottomof the mattress stitched thereto adjacent the ends and center 'ofthemattress, said sheets forming with the mattress pockets opening at thesides of the mattress.

3. In combination, a mattress, flexible sheetsone secured to the upperand the other to the lower face thereof by lines of stitching along theends and center of the mattress, said sheets forming with the mattresspockets opening at the sides of the mattress.

In combination, a box spring having pockets extending along its sideedges, and a mattress superimposed thereon having pockets extendingalong its side edges, said pockets inthe mattress and box springconstituting a series of superimposed pockets adapted to respectivelyhold the side edges of the respective bed covering tucked therein wherevby the covers from top to bottom maybe re- -"m'o've'd insequence withoutdisturbing the one below.

